Which to use
“diodes” and “doses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,284
- “diodes” frequency rank
- #9,152
- “doses” frequency rank
- 51436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diodes | doses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de diode. | Pluriel de dose. |
Where the eye mixes diodes and doses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses diodes with doses
A purely visual mix-up. diodes (\djɔd\) and doses (\dɔz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diodes is recorded at frequency rank #42,284, classified as anoun, pronounced \djɔd\. doses is at rank #9,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51436, this pair ranks #155,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of diodes vs doses
Shared letters: deos. Private to "diodes": i. Private to "doses": -.
"diodes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "doses" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diodes" for "doses" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diodes" or "doses"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "diodes" and "doses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diodes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,014 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diodes" and "doses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diode vs diodes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #155,014 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.